Packing-receptacle.



No. 877,161. PATENTED JA 21, 1908. 1 I GJW. BAYLIS.

PACKING REGEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED MA'R 11.1907.

' E wt 46. 11 1 16 z Y W GEORGE W. BAYLIS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

PACKING-RE CEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 21, 1908.

Application filed March 11. 1907. Serial No. 361-651.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. BAYLIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at 413 Fifth street, Brooklyn, county of Kings,

State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPacking- Receptacles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to improvements in pipcking .receptacles such ascans and the The object of the invention is to provide a simple andefiective means whereby ready access may be had to the contents of thereceptacle at any time, said means also operating to close the orificethrough which the contents is delivered when a sufficient quantity hasbeen delivered.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a receptacle fitted with my improvement. 1Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a section on the line X X, Fig. 1.Fig. 4 is a similar sectional view, the stopper being in a differentposition.

1 is the body of a can or receptacle, which may be of any suitable shapeor material.

2 is the bottom.

3 is the top.

3 is a tongue-like piece formed in the top 3 of suitable outline toprovide a discharge opening when said tongue 3 is lifted. 3 is a clip atthe free end of said tongue, said free end being arranged to suitablyengage the material of the receptacle adjacent thereto when the tongueis in the position shown in Fig. 3. In the form shown this clip isshaped to engage the upper edge of the body 1. After the package isfilled the top is suitably attached as by spinning down the edge, thetongue 3* having first been formed bya suitable stamping or shearingprocess. WVhen the top is in place the contents of the receptacle issecurely retained. When, however, the user desires to gain access to theinterior of the can it is merely necessary to lift up the tongue fromthe position shown in Fig. 3 to that shown in Fig. 4, whereupon asuitable amount of the contents may be poured or shaken out. When asuflicient quantity has been discharged the user has merely to pressdown the tongue, whereupon the discharge opening is closed, as shown inFigs. 1 and 2, the clip 3 or an equivalent device, holding the tongue inthe closed position. The tongue may be parallel sided, or, as shown inFig. 1, it may be swelled at the opposite sides to provide a largerclearance passage for the discharge of the material, this, however, isimmaterial. In cutting the tongue the incision may be made in such amanner that no material will be actually cut away, hence when the tongueis pressed down into place it will effectively close the receptacle. Ifdesired, the outer edge of the clip 3* may be turned outwardly slightlyto afford a convenient projection for engagement by the finger.

In the drawings the top 3 has a concaved or depressed center, whichenables me to form the clip 3 in a most convenient manner, the said clipbeing, when viewed in side elevation, of inverted U-shaped outline. Ofcourse the form of the clip is immaterial.

What I claim is:

1. In a receptacle, a body, a top, a tongue formed by incision in thetop, the edges of said tongue bearing against the adjacent edges of thetop to close the receptacle said tongue extending to and engaging theside of said body.

2. In a receptacle, a body, a to a tongue formed by incisions in thetop, t e edges of said tongue bearing against the adjacent edges of thetop to close the receptacle, and a retaining clip carried by the end. ofthe tongue for engaging the body.

3. In a' receptacle, a body, a top, a tongue formed by incision in thetop, the edges of said tongue bearing against the adjacent edges of thetop to close the receptacle, and a retaining clip carried by the tongue,said clip being at the free end thereof.

4. In a receptacle, a body, a top, a tongue formed by incision in thetop, the edges of said tongue bearing against the adjacent edges of thetop to close the receptacle, and a retaining clip carried by the tongue,said clip being at the free end thereof and being of inverted U-shapedoutline when viewed from the side.

5. In a receptacle, a body, a top having a depressed portion, andcrimped edges securing the body against said depressed portion, a tongueformed by two incisions in the depressed portion and extending throughsaid

